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11/10/2020 to 11/24/2020
$14.95 - $16.73 per hour
GS 4 - 5
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Internships
Multiple Schedules
Competitive
5
No
No
MR-21-10952081-RB-PW
584099700
This position is with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Region 3, Division of Refuges, located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota. The role of the regional office is to provide support to the employees and offices/field stations within Region 3, which includes Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. This position is with the Midwest region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and involves working with private landowners and partners to accomplish habitat restoration projects throughout a regional landscape.
As a Biological Sciences Student Trainee, your duties will include, but are not limited to the following: The incumbent participates in varied duties related to private land activities. Duties may include: Reviewing sites on private property for potential wetland restoration activity or native prairie restoration activity.
PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of your official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.
These are development positions. The applicant should expect the work being performed outside and some of the work will be physically challenging field work in natural resource setting.
WORK SCHEDULE: The position requires the selectee to work a full-time work schedule if they are not attending school. The student may be able to working part-time during the school year, if funding is available, approval from the unit supervisor and school schedule/course load.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Please follow all instructions carefully.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted to determine if you meet basic qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please attach all required documents. A qualification determination will be made based on the information you provide and attach to the vacancy and responses made to the assessment questions. If we find, after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience which resulted in you being listed in the highest quality category, you may lose consideration, or be assigned to a lower quality category for this position. .
GS-4: Completion of 2 full academic years of post-high school study or an associate's degree.
GS-5: Completion of 4 academic years of post-high school leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree.
If you are a Veteran claiming Veteran Preference, you must submit a Certificate of Release OR Discharge of Active Duty (DD214), condition of discharge . If claiming Veteran Preference, 10-point or 5-point preference you must provide proof of entitlement or list preference on a SF15 application. A letter from the Veterans' Administration (VA) OR VA Determination letter OR SF-15 application.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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